New Zealand's top spy Steve Braunias deciphers the scrawlings of Murray McCully's secret diary.

Languishing on 9% popularity with Winston Peters makes the Labour leader look as if he's dragging the chain, writes Mike Hosking.

Prime Minister goes in to bat for his cat Moonbeam after Conservation Minister Maggie Barry's call to limit the pets to one or two per household.

Phill Goff says there is nothing in the papers to embarrass Labour nor is there any reference to a "commercial solution" as Mr Key suggested.

Until this week there was relative harmony in the corridor where doors are now being closed at a $30,000 cost to taxpayers, writes Claire Trevett.

Phil Goff and Jim Anderton challenge John Key to release any documents he has suggesting the Labour-Progressive Government considered settling a grievance with a Saudi investor.

The Green Party will provide a pointer to the extent of its political ambition today when it chooses a co-leader to replace Russel Norman.

The demise of the Alliance should give the Green Party pause for thought, writes John Armstrong.

A year of big events has led to a $2 million blowout in the budgets for the Crown limo service and hosting VIPs.

The Parliamentary Service has announced its contractor has agreed to review the employment agreements of nine staff who work within Parliament and are on zero-hour contracts.

Distressed members of New Zealand's African community have rallied at Parliament to protest violence against immigrants in South Africa.

Deputy Speaker Chester Borrows chastised the Parliamentary Press Gallery for not "giving a stuff" about issues of democracy and focusing only on "giving politicians the fingers".

Taking on the presidency of a hairdressers' association was done with an eye on entering politics, New Zealand First's new MP says.

New Zealand First has confirmed its new MP will be parliamentary staffer and former hairdressing salon-owner Ria Bond.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is scheduled to hold a press conference in Invercargill this afternoon to confirm a new MP.

National criticised the Labour Party for "cronyism" when it was in Opposition, but a check through appointments shows National heading the same way.

There are four contenders finalised to contest the Green Party co-leadership and they will start a nationwide tour to woo for votes this weekend.

The two Budget-related announcements risked giving every impression that National is running on empty, reckons John Armstrong.

Winston Peters' triumph in the Northland byelection signals the most serious challenge he has mounted to National in two decades, writes John Armstrong.

At the moment, the only thing standing between New Zealand and its total loss of sovereignty is Winston Peters, writes Dita De Boni.

A woman whose daughter was murdered after breaches of a protection order wants the controversial three strikes law extended.

Limits should be placed on when fireworks can be used, not just when they are purchased, the Fire Service has told Parliament.

Winston Peters’ first contribution to parliamentary proceedings in his new guise as MP-elect for Northland must rank among his more bizarre interventions.

A win by Peters in the Northland byelection could affect the outcome of some upcoming bills, and could have changed the result of recent ones.

The hairdresser next in line to enter Parliament if NZ First leader Winston Peters wins the Northland byelection is now a parliamentary staffer.

Act leader David Seymour has been urged to 'take a breath' and ignore Government pressure to vote against the SkyCity convention centre.

The $400 million deal for SkyCity to build a national convention centre in Auckland could be under threat.

Some former MPs can already spend up to $22,345 of taxpayers' money every year on international travel for them and their spouses.